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Surfrider Submerged Tarmat Expedition

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Uploaded by on Jul 15, 2011

The Emerald Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation recently set out in search of submerged oil along the Florida Gulf coast. Here is a quick preview of one of the dives. BP and Unified Command have barely paid lip service to these tarmats. They claim the tarmats are hard to find. How is it that a group of surfers can make this happen on our first dive? It's because we actually care and want to know what is in our water. Contact your local, state and federal representatives and demand that they search for and remove the oil lurking off our beaches. Report oil on your beach to the Unified Command at 800 320-0519.

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  • Well done! Citizen Science + Video, I love it, man! It 's all laid out for the public to interpret as they see fit, and the "officials" to deny; but this makes it hard for them to do so. Read the First OSAT (Operational Science Advisory Team) report from December 2010. Their conclusions readily acknowledge this tar mat problem nearshore.

  • By the time the OSAT 2 report came out (Late Feb/Mar), we were already into Spring Break/Tourist season, and this problem was intentionally downplayed. I was informed by BP reps in Gulf/Franklin County that the County Commissions west of here specifically declined to hold informational OSAT 2 meetings because the didn't want to "stir up controversy right before Spring Break".

  • Does the general public still care? I DO! I would not be surprised if this is far more widespread than we even imagine. Thanks for getting this on video and posting.

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